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Kellie Logsdon is the founder and creator of TheKellieKitchen.com, a website specializing in low carb cooking, as well as a ketogenic and intermittent fasting lifestyle. She is well known for her popular 21 Day Accountability Coaching Program and Workbook. In the Group Coaching meeting Kellie discussed the diet and health struggles that led her to… Continue reading 11/10/2020 Group Meeting – Special Guest Kellie Logsdon

At the November 3rd Group Coaching session, Dr. Tro, Amy, and Brian opened up November with a discussion on preparing for the holidays, sharing tips and strategies to getting through gatherings, and staying on track after falling off. Discussion: How to advocate for yourself to friends and family that may be misinformed or don’t support… Continue reading 11/3/2020 – Preparing for the Holidays

At this week’s Group Coaching meeting we were joined by a special guest speaker, Jayne Steele. Ms. Steele is a food addiction interviewer and recovery coach from Victoria, Canada. She shared an overview of Bitten Jonsson’s SUGAR interview assessment and showed us how she utilizes it in her clinical practice. Ms. Steele was kind enough… Continue reading 10/20/2020 – Sugar Assessment & Guest Speaker Jayne Steele

At this week’s group meeting, the team discussed the effects of “dirty” & “lazy” keto products on appetite and how & when to use them. Main topics discussed at the meeting: The benefits of using a CGM to monitor the effects of foods, sleep, stress, and exercise on your glucose levels. How using keto treats… Continue reading 10/13/2020-Dirty Keto Tips & Strategies

At our weekly group meeting, the team discussed what is “dirty” & “lazy” keto. The team discussed the various positive and negative effects of employing a dirty/lazy keto approach. Main topics discussed at the meeting: Should you try dirty/lazy keto? What are the positive and negative effects? How to safely incorporate this appraoch into your… Continue reading 10/6/2020 – Dirty Lazy Keto

The team discussed preparing for some of the upcoming holidays including Canadian Thanksgiving and Halloween. Main Topics: Appetite Suppression & Food Addiction Main Suggestions: Fall back on asking yourself the most pertinet questions, like; Are you hungry? Why are you eating? If you are hungry, what is the best way to handle it? The team… Continue reading 9/29/2020 – Appetite Suppression & Food Addiction

Fasting:    Intermittent Fasting (IF), Time Restricted Eating (TRE), Extended fasting (EF);  Various time protocols: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, one meal a day (OMAD), alternate day fasting (ADF);  What breaks a fast?;  Fat-fasting;  How to break a fast;  Fasting and metabolism   Dr. Tro, health coaches Brian Wiley and Amy Eiges and group participants discussed some… Continue reading Fasting Tips and Strategies

The online group coaching meeting held Tuesday, September 8, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies with participants about the effects of a ketogenic diet on satiety. Dr. Tro, and Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley then focused the… Continue reading 9/8/2020 – Ketosis as an Appetite Suppressant

Last week’s online group coaching meeting (August 31), hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies with participants about appetite-suppressing hormones. The effects of a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet on hunger were also explored. Dr. Tro, Amy and Brian then focused… Continue reading 8/31/2020 – Understanding Hunger & Appetite Suppression

Last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, continued its discussion around metabolic health. Dr. Tro Kalayjian shared studies about supplements and electrolytes which included some points on the importance of staying hydrated, ways to get magnesium through both foods and supplements, and the dietary effects… Continue reading 8/25/20 – Remembering Your “Why”

Last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, centered its discussion around the metabolic effects that stress and sleep have on glucose, insulin, weight gain, and circadian rhythm. The more than 65 participants on last week’s Zoom call listened to Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian… Continue reading 8/11/20 – Metabolic Health, Stress & Sleep

At last week’s online group coaching meeting, hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care, Dr. Tro and health coach Amy Eiges answered a wide range of participant questions. The meeting was attended by more than 70 people. Some of the topics covered included: How to know if you’re metabolically healthy and… Continue reading 8/18/20 – Weight Loss and Metabolic Health Questions

Dr. Tro started the call with his ‘Science Corner’, talking about two interesting case reports about metabolic health and how quickly one can reverse a high A1c with a ketogenic approach, even with minimal weight loss. The other study was from Dr. Tro’s own practice, showing rapid changes to extreme triglycerides using a ketogenic and… Continue reading 8/4/2020 – Metabolic Health, Hunger, & Defense Strategies

The most recent group online coaching meeting hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care centered its discussion around The Ways Socialization Affects Your Food Environment. Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, and Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley, spent a significant portion of the call discussing this issue about what to expect,… Continue reading 7/28/20 – The Ways Socialization Affects Your Food Environment

The most recent group online coaching meeting (July 21, 2020) hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary care centered its discussion around weight-loss deception and the battle with the number on the scale. We discussed a recent blog post by Health Coach Amy Eiges, in which she described a harrowing experience with… Continue reading 7/21/2020 – Looking Beyond the Number on the Scale

The most recent group online coaching meeting (July 14, 2020) hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary care centered its discussion around resisting temptation vs. replacing and also touched on a blog post about cheating. Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, and Health Coaches Amy Eiges and Brian Wiley also spent a significant portion… Continue reading 7/14/2020 – Winning Low Carb Strategies: Resisting Temptation vs. Replacing

The most recent group online coaching meeting hosted by Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary care centered its discussion around Adjusting to the “New Normal” and Emerging from Quarantine – and How One Can Best Navigate and Prepare. Dr. Tro Kalayjian, DO, and Health Coach Amy Eiges also spent a significant portion of… Continue reading 7/7/2020 – Sensory Specific Satiety: What is It and How Can You Use it To Your Advantage?

Sign up for the Group Coaching program now for just $10 per month. Sign up by July 7 to waive the introductory session fee. Dr. Tro’s Medical Weight Loss & Direct Primary Care has hosted more than a dozen free online Town Hall events over the past three months. These meetings were organized shortly after… Continue reading Weekly Online Group Coaching Sessions Help Low Carb Adopters Address Challenges

Event Was Scheduled to Take Place July 16-19 at Hudson Valley’s Palisades Conference Center PALISADES, NY, May 7, 2020 — The inaugural Low Carb New York event scheduled to take place July 16-19, 2020 at the HNA Palisades Premier Conference Center in Palisades, NY has been canceled, according to event organizer Dr. Tro Kalayjian. “It… Continue reading Low Carb New York Conference Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Low Carb, Keto, & Fasting Conference to Be Held July 16-19 Near New York City PALISADES, NY, January 21, 2020 —Just when you thought the lineup couldn’t get any stronger, two more all-stars have been added to the list of speakers for the inaugural Low Carb New York Conference to be held held July 16-19,… Continue reading Drs. David and Jen Unwin Added to Low Carb New York’s Powerhouse Speaker Lineup